Temple Newsam staged an exhibition tennis match featuring players from home and abroad including a six Grand Slam singles champion. This was 1955, a year which also saw 20,000 books on the move in the city centre and an open air swimming pool proving as popular as ever. The images are published courtesy of photographic archive Leodis, which is run by Leeds Library & Information Service. They also run heritage blog The Secret Library Leeds, which provides a behind the scenes look at the Central Library and highlights from its special collections, including rare books hidden away in the stacks. READ MORE: Intriguing pictures show life in Leeds during the 1950s LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
19. Leeds in 1955
Hanover Place showing signs for Yorkshire Hut Co., Ltd. in the centre. To the left is the building which was originally Hanover Square Methodist Church, but was later used as a warehouse. The Sunday School building in Hanover Square was used both for services and Sunday School, and several midweek meetings were held there. In 1955 the congregation joined with Oxford Place Chapel. Park Lane Council School is off camera to the right. Pictured in January 1955. Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net